the glitz and the glamour
Y 'all didn't see when I was
hated life with a passion
self -inflicted and damaged
Black tar staining up my hands
Never thought I would have a
Then those cuffs saved my life that night,
Mama left me to kick in a cell,
Thank God God gave grace to an addict
Seven years later now my life is magic
about laying on that mattress
I'm one of the lucky ones
I OD'd enough times to be ghost
Gone in a moment in a puff of smoke, so I
Crossed my heart, hoped to cry
Prayed in the dark for a while
The broken wings, they still fly
They still fly, they still fly
They still fly, they still fly
Just cause I'm sober doesn't
Sometimes my head is as twisted as ever
raging like he ain't eight
But I'm not feeding him, starve him out
More diagnosis than the DSM
Tendencies of a neurotic psychotic
in the flames of my demise
In the mirror, see the demons
Tellin' myself, it's all in my mind
cause it's so real at the time
On the borderline of the breaks,
I know it's not easy, not easy
Cross my heart, hold tight
There are some nights I wish I'd died
Hurt in the dark for a while
The broken wings, they still fly
They still fly, they still fly
Then I could end the pain
But if I don't, I'll taste the pain
Man, my wings do fly away
Things like that keep put outweigh
These things I put in the pain
But if I don't, Lord, please, I pray
Man, my wings do fly away
Cross my heart, hope to cry
There are some nights I wish I'd die
Hurt in the dark for a while
Broken wings, they still fly
Red in the dark, for a while
Broken wings, I still fly
They still fly, I still fly